Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Merrillville — Hotel in Ross Township

So I wasn’t expecting this place to be amazing, however there are likely some crack dens in the area in better condition.

To start, you will be charged the full room fee even if you pay with mileage points. I called after seeing the charge and the desk clerk first tried to say it was a charge through the 3rd party booking (it wasn’t, it was from Days Inn), then said oh that’s the room fee (well duh) and that it would be refunded. That was $62 unexpectedly withdrawn from my account.

Next, you will need to provide a card at check in for their $100 deposit fee (over $30 more than the actual room fee). This isn’t stated ANYWHERE when booking.

When you arrive, it looks like this building has been there since the mid 80s, the outside looks run down, the same worn and dingy blue swirl carpeting and MAYBE a front desk clerk on duty. The place also has a weird, musty, grandmas attic smell.

Now the room. In short, I didn’t feel comfortable walking around without shoes and even debated if a shower was worth possible foot fungus. It looks like an MMA fight, a few X rated movies and a crack head have inhabited this room. If you’ve heard of the “landlord special”, this room got the “landlords inbred cousins special”. Multiple cracks and holes in the walls. Mystery liquid dripping down the walls. Someone may have used the curtain to remove their makeup. And I was genuinely questioning if house keeping owned a broom, mop or a functional set of eyes.

And after a long drive when all you want is a decent nights sleep, crawl under the questionably stained comforter and try to fall asleep to the sound of every footstep, yell and conversation in the hallway. The door may as well have been made of cardboard.

My advice, spend the extra money and book a decent hotel. Booking this hotel has me questioning how good I am at...

Coming from out of town to meet some friends. Average to below average. No working pool or hot tub. Breakfast included but get up on time they don’t refill once the food is gone. Let’s start from the beginning. Upon driving up the hotel looks like it is under construction. There was no elevator for the two story hotel only stairs. The ice is located near the lobby on the first floor. We were on the second floor. The room is ok, no carpet which I appreciate (less dirt) smelled clean. Went to sit on one of our beds and the end of one was broken and had cigarette burns in the linen’s . Unfortunately it was prom weekend and they were booked so they couldn’t find us a new room. There was mold in the refrigerator on the door. There were only 2 sets of towels and four of us. The shower was good. As I said there was a refrigerator but was dirty and a microwave. When asking for more towels, the young girl said we have to wait until the morning to get 2 more towels. We were unable to shower until the next day. Which was gross and an inconvenience. Breakfast, when they say 7-9 that’s what it is. Once it’s gone good luck. We were down there at 8:30 the juice machine was empty and the lady was told . She was rude and said breakfast was over at 9. Excuse me mam, it’s only 8:30. So she went and refilled it but when throwing the empty apple juice container in the garbage she was loud, aggressive, and rude. It was visible that she was mad she had to put more juice in the machine. When checking out, no one was available so the keys were set behind the table , we seen the people outside smoking and or talking once we exited and told them where the room keys were placed. I didn’t take pics, our friends did and handled them...

Let's see...sticky floors, no elevator, keycards that need to hit the lock several times before working, room doors that don't close all the way forcing you to double check that they're actually closed before leaving, bathroom doors that don't close at all because of broken frames that make it look like someone kicked their way inside, questionable soap that somehow leaves your body more sticky than when you started showering, guests complaining about near-empty shelves of food for breakfast at 7 in the morning, questionably clean cereal containers with potentially expired raisin bran that makes your stomach hurt after eating a bowl, and suspicious-looking people hanging out where the dumpster is. In other words, it's a cheap hotel and you're getting less than what you paid for.

According to other reviews, sometimes the place has cigarette butts lying everywhere, sometimes the showers are cold, and sometimes the AC doesn't kick in. I did not encounter any of these problems, but it's completely possible I was in a room where these problems weren't present. Regardless, I can buy better amenities for the same price elsewhere.

At least the beds and pillows...